Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-02


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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
SOME NOTES ABOUT WASHINGTON ACTORS AND SING
EKs-"RUDDY0ORR" 10 BE WITHDRAWN IN NEW
YORK SOON.
Marie Decca Cdiss Johnson, of this city, has
Joined Carl Rosa's English opera company as third
soprano.
A picture Of Crypt Palmoni the young WASH
ington actor, ornaments an inside page Of the
New York Mirror this week.
- Osmond Tearle win become leading man Of
Rose Coghlan's company the week after next.
Miss Marguerite Saxton has received an offer
to rejoin Marie Prescotts company, and viii prob
ably accept it.
Robert l. Downing plays return engage
ment in Philadelphia next week. Mr.. Downing
has purchased from Mrs. Z L Davenport play
called EST. Marc"
The days Tor nights of ssRuddygore" are num-
bered at the New York Fifth Avenue, Manager
Stetson announcing that it win be withdrawn one
week from tonight. On the following Tuesday
DOyfy CarteS English company, with the possible
exception OF Geraldine Ulmer and one or two
others, viii return to England. What Is to follow
the opera Is evidently not decided on. 1t Is said
that John stetson and D'Oyiy Carte have had
big quarrel.
The chance Of hearing Nine sembrtch, now
regarded as PATHS legitimate successor, in this
country for some years to come, is not good, as
she has accepted long engagement in Vienna
John Gilbert, Wallack's fine old comedian,
who has been dangerously Ill, is mending, and Will
probably recover his health entirely.
Alfred Thompson, the author of many success
full plays and extravaganzas at the Gaiety and
Alhambra Theaters, London, has entered into
partnership with the wen-knOwn impressano
Joseph Brooks, to produce spectacular buTlesque
per1al BurlesQue Company. The first Of the series
Will be produced at the Chicago opera House on
June 1St.
under the management OF his sOn-in-law, Edwin
Arden. Mr.. Hayden, his former manager, will
probably bring suit against Keene.
Archibald Forbes, the famous war correspon-
dent. will begin a course Of SO lectures in the
United States in october.
The Booth-Barrett combination will open in
September next the 500 900 theater which is to
be built the site of Cosmopolitan Hail. at Broad
way and 42d street, New York.
Pauline Markham is now full-nedged emo
tional star, and will be seen in New York next
week in 'The New Magdalen," Lady OF Lyons, |"
&C.
The claQ1e Is an Institution in France, and
| the manner in which its doings are recorded by
the Partisan press reads very cur1Ousiy to Amer
leans For instance, we are told told that NJ.
Francais has resigned because the manager
reduced his pay from $40 to $50 q month; n:
vacant place The chief OF the claque attends the
last ten rehearsals OF each new piece He sits
behind the author and the manager in the body Of
passages which they recommend to his PROBES.
SOnal notice. The claQue at the Francois Is not
nearly so offensive as at some OF the other Partisan
houses.
Mr.. j. P. Hale, of San Francisco, has brought
suit against Edwin Booth and mis- manager to re-
cover SIC, OO7.5O Mr.. Hale bought three seats to
see Booth at the Baldwin Theater. When he went
to the house with two ladies he found that the
seats were movable chairs in different parts OF the
house. He refused them, and asks the courts to
help him recover the price $3.50 and $4,000
additional damages.
Mrs. Langtry is said to contemplate what is
called sumptuous revival Of Shakespeares can
thOny and Cleopatra" during her extended engage
ment at the Ftfth-Avenue Theater, New York,
next season.
If Herr Anton Schott remains In this country
next season, as it is to be hoped he WILL he hopes
lozs "Benvenuto Cellini," which is soon to be re-
| vived at the Munich Theater.
Boston has been treated to new Hamlet, the
work OF Mr.. VANDERBILT leading man at the Mu-
scum. 1t seems to have been very respectable
effort, midway between the intensely profound
Wilson Barrett
An English dramatist has written q play on
the theme suggested by Tennyson's LADY Clara
We're de We're"
The National Opera Company closes its season
| at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, this
week. Two performances of "Nero" were given
during the week. This opera, which was gener-
| ally regarded failure in Europe has been q
success as presented by the National Company.
1t will be learned with pleasure that Mme
Hastreiter is coming back to this country sailing
| from Liverpool to day, having accepted the en-
gagement onered by the Boston Symphony Or
cheStra.
Little Annie McLinden, Of this city, who left
some months ago to join Marie Prescotts COM
pany, seems to be doing very well, and has been
highly spoken OF by the newspapers wherever the
company has appeared.